Philip Jones (musician)

Philip Jones ( born March 12, 1928 in Bath, England; † 17 January 2000) was a British trumpeter and founder of the eponymous Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.

Philip Jones was born in Bath, England. He developed his musical skills at a young age. Jones was born in a family trumpeter, already his grandfather and father were famous trumpeter. He was determined to prove that brass instruments can captivate and fascinate the public.

In 1944 he was awarded a scholarship at the Royal College of Music. After completing his studies, he played the trumpet in the leading London orchestras: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( 1956-60 ), Philharmonia Orchestra ( 1960-64 ), London Philharmonic Orchestra ( 1964-65 ), New Philharmonia Orchestra ( 1965-67 ) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra ( 1967-71 ).

In 1951, he founded the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble ( PJBE ), one of the first brass ensemble. The ensemble grew from five to ten members. After 1971 he devoted himself entirely to the ensemble. With the PJBE he recorded over 50 recordings and has toured in over 30 countries around the world - including in Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia. Jones was famous for his extremely conscientious preparation to every performance in every detail. While the other musicians went about eating before the show, he wanted to stay alone on the stage and carefully position all the music stands and chairs. The ensemble was famous for her performances of choral works by Monteverdi and Handel. They were one of the first, again took up the works of Giovanni Gabrieli for Brass Instruments. Jones appointed Hans Werner Henze and other contemporary composers new works for this instrumentation to write. Overall, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble led to 87 world premieres.

In 1986, he drove his car accidentally on its own trumpet case. He took this incident as a fate and decided to retire from concert appearances. He devoted his strength increased the training of young musicians and began his second career as a music teacher. In 1988 he was appointed Director of the Trinity College of Music, London - Award - an institution that was in decline. He promoted this school until their reputation which the Royal Academy of Music or the Royal College of Music was equal. From this post he retired in 1994 back. In 1995 he was chairman of the Musician Benevolent Fund (Musicians Relief Fund ). In 1977 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE ) in 1986 with the highest honor as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE.

When he was not working, he spent his time in London and Switzerland, the homeland of his wife Ursula Strebi.

  • Classic trumpeter
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Briton
  • Born in 1928
  • Died in 2000
  • Man
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